Decoy.



A. O. VAUGHAN.

DECOY.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 7, 1914.

Patented Sept. 8, 19%

"UNITED STATES Amos 0. VAUGHAN, or

PATENT ()\FFICE.

OKLAHOMA.

Decoy. A

This invention relates to mechanical decoys, such as are made in the form of'ducks,

geese and other water-fowl, ada ted to give cries or calls in imitation of he natural fowl to serveas a lure whereby natural fowl are attracted;

The object of the invention is to provide a decoy of simple ,construction, which is desired to automatically give at predetermined intervals a call or cry, and which may "also move about in the waterto'simulate the motions ofnatural fowl.

The inventionconsists of the features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts herein fully described and claimed,

1 reference being had to .the accompanying drawing in which --':Figure 1- is a vertical longitudinal section of-a-decoy, in the form of alduck, embodying my invention.

' transverse section on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1.

Fig.3 is 'adetail view showing the means for operating the bellows of the pneumatic call mechanism.

Referring to the drawing, 1 designates the body of the decoy, which may be made in simulation of a duck, goose or other fowl or bird. This body is preferably hollow and composed of a bottom portion 2,

composed of wood or other suitable material, ahd atop portion 3, composed of sheet metal, canvas or'other suitable material. This portion 3 includes a lower section 4 secured to the bottom 2, and an upper section composed of divided portions 5 and 6 rigidly united by suitable connecting elements 7. The portion 3 is hinged or pivoted at one side'to one of the sides of the portion 4, as shown at 8, and is adapted to be secured at its opposite or free side to the other side of the portion 4 by any suitable type of fastening means, generally indicated at 9, the construction being such as to provide a body having relatively hinged or pivoted bottom and top sections adapted to be opened and closed for convenience in assembling, cleaning and repairing the.internal parts. The body is provided with an yspecifl cation ofIetters Pat nt. Application filed April 7',

Fig. 2 is avertical I I, Patented Sept. 8, 1914. 1e14, SerialNo.880,228.

guide the decoy-to describe any desiredcir- -;.cle'upon thewaterf' p Arranged within'themouth po'rtion 10 of the-body isacall orsounding device 15, ,xvithwhich ,eommunicates one end of a tube (h through' which a-current ofeompressed airis adapted toibe supplied to sound said its opposite end with an air supply device 13,.whieh may consist of a bellows mecha-v -nism '13. This bellows mechanism 13 has a movable wall 14 connected to one end of an actuating lever 15 pivoted to the frame 17 of a clock Work mechanism, as indicated at 18, a spring 19 acting on the lever to norend of the bellows is provided with'a right hereinafter described.

The clock workmechanism, eral may be of any suitable construction, ineludes-a \vinding-shaft21 and a primary drive gear 22 driven therefromQ This gear 22 transmits motion to a train of gears 23, 24 and 25, arranged on suitable shafts or arbors, the gears 24 and 25 providing a transmission train for driving a pinion 25 at relatively increased speed. Thispinion peller 27. a

The gear 23 transmits motion to a-ge'ar 28 having peripheral cam notchesor recesses 30 at intervals. A pallet lever 31 is pivoted to the frame and has an end. portion 32 adapted to normally ride upon theperiphcry of the disk 29, against which it is held bya spring33, so-that when said end of the lever comes opposite a notch or recess 30 it thereby swinging the lever 31 on itspivotal connection. The opposite end of thelever is formed to provide a tooth or pawl 34 to engage a ratchet wheel 35 on a shaft 36, which shaft may be driven by the motor spring 37 of the alarm action of the clock work mechanism, the arrangement being such that so long as the end 32 of the lever 31 rides upon the periphery of the disk'29 the dog 34 will be held in engagement with atooth of the ratchet wheel 35, thus holding the shaft 36 from rotation under the action of. the spring 37. Fixed to the shaft 36 sounding device, which tube is connected at mally hold the bellows distended. The other v which ingen 25 is mounted on a shaft 26 carryinga proadjustable rudder 9", which may be set to angularly projecting trip finger 20 adapted V to'be operated at predetermined per'iods, as

on the shaft of which is fixed a cam disk 29 will be forced thereinto-by the spring 33,

is a wheel 38 carrying a Series of sets of pins 39 arranged to successively engage the finger20 of the actuating lever 15 in the rota tionof said wheel. Therowsof pins are arranged at such intervals apart that the oertain period, say two minutes, may elapse, e-

j ve :each actuation of the bellows through the" remiss-d1 thejlever 15, a plurality of p P being employed ito sound the call a number of times at the intervals stated. It will, of course be &PP2IIEI1'ULhflbWh6H a notch ofthe cam comes' opposite the lever 31 the dog or pawl 34 willbe retracted allowing the wheel 38 to turn until'the end 32 of the lever. moves out of the notch, during which period-the fingerv 24i successively rides in contact-with three pins ,of a series, thereby "vibrating the lever a corresponding numher of times to thrice sound the call. The end 32 of the lever .31 then again rides-in contact with the periphery of the cam 29 untilthe next notch is reached, during which period the pawl 34 is held in engagement with the .ratchet wheel 25 and fixes the ,wheel 38 against rotation, during which petied the call remainssilent.

It will be evident from the foregoing description that upon swinging the upper 4 section of the body to an open position the clockwork mechanism and allied working parts of the assoclated operating devlce may .be exposed, allowing the clock work mechanism to be conveniently wound and all the parts to be lubricated, cleaned, repaired or replaced wheneverrequired. In practice the bottom 3 is providedwith an eye bolt or other connection 40 to which is connected an anchor iron 41, which carries a suitable anchor or weight (not shown) by which the decoy is prevented from drifting away, while allowed to flo -at upon the surface of the body of water. It will be evident that when the decoy is in operation motion will beimparted thereto by the propeller 13, so that the decoy will move in a circumscribed path. and will simulate the motions of the natural fowl moving about. upon the surfaceof the water. \Vhile so moving, the call 11 will be sounded at fixed intervals by the operation of the pneumatic mechanism from the gearing, as will be readily under, stood. I

If desired, although their use is preferred,

the propeller or call or both may sometimes be dispensed with.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection withthe drawings, the construc tion and mode of operation of my improved decoy will be readily perceived, and it will be evident that the invention provides a decoy device which is not only simple of construction, but reliable and efiicient for its intended purpose, and which permits of ready access toits working parts for repairs orother purposes. T

- .1. A decoy comprising .a body, a, pneumatic call, a bellowsI mechanism for sup plying air' to operate thecall, a vibrating lever for actuating saidmechanism,-a.wheel' having spaced series of pins, embodying a' plurality of pins in each series, for vibrating said lever a predetermined number of times at predetermined intervals, means for holding said wheel Jiro'm motion, a clock work mechanism for actuating the wheel, and means controlled by said clock. work mechanism for releasing the wheel at predetermined periods for action.

2. A decoy compie'i'sing afhollow body, a

pneumatic call, llorws -mechanism for sounding the call, a propeller, a shaft carrying said propeller, a clock-workmechanism, means actuated thereby for continuously driving the 'prdpellershaft, and means actuated thereby: for intermittently actuating the bellows mechanism i 7 3 A decoy comprising a body,- a pneu- AMOS o. VAUGHAN.

Witnesses:

J. H. BRANELLE, M. LEONHARD. 

